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Summary: I enjoyed the book
Review: A quick read. Really just a collection of quips and comments, presumably take from the magazine. Several of which made me smile or chuckle. Would have liked to have more information and actual examples but obviously that is not what the author had in mind. The sarcastic or sraight talking pal who gives you clothing tips is the best discription of this book I could offer.
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Summary: Hilarious, stylish, and truly useful!
Review: Dead-on! I laughed the whole way through this breezy read on men's fashion--what to do, what not to do, and how badly so many of us do it. The sensibility is thoroughly modern, yet classic. It's a collection of advice, tips, legends, all delivered in a soundbite style that's perfect for the times (and, if I may say, the bathroom). Furthermore, it's got the decades-worth of Esquire magazine's knowledge behind it-and it's compact and inexpensive. Women, your men need this book! They need it badly, and they need it now!
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Summary: Pithy style
Review: First things first: this is not a book you'll "read" at least in the traditional sense. The text is arranged in short sentences and not paragraphs...think of this book as more of quick pointers from your impeccibly dressed gay friend than a long examination of style.For those not in the know, Ted Allen is one of the Fab 5 on Bravo's "Queer Eyes for the Straight Guy". On the show he's the Food & Wine guy. Fun little book!
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Summary: :-)
Review: I bought this to give as a gift; the recipient was very pleased. This is a proudly opinionated, hysterical insight into men's fashion.
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Summary: Realize what you are buying, and then enjoy!
Review: I should clarify this right up front. Got this book in the mail today, and it *wasn't* what I was expecting at all! In that respect, I'm disappointed. I did, however, read the book in one sitting, and thoroughly enjoyed it--hence the high rating. So, if you are buying this book, realize you are getting a humorous and candid discussion on the do's and don'ts of men's style. You are not getting an overview of principles that would go into an appropriate men's wardrobe. That said, this book would be perfect for women who want to send their boyfriend/husband a subtle hint (and have them laughing along the way). Great pointers on everything from how to buy a high quality suit to avoiding fashion faux pas. The writing is engaging and hilarious. (With books, I'm a juggler. I never finish a book in one sitting, as I did with this one.) Well worth the [money] I spent!
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Summary: To wear or not to wear, that is the question.
Review: If wish to sit by yourself for a few hours (I'm a slow reader) somewhere and grin (they dig that, they thing you're interesting). Then this tiny book of sharp, smart comments on everything from cowboy hats to indian shoes is for you. Its observant and witty comments not only give you an idea of what should be in your bag for that business trip next week, but an idea of what and why (and most importantly when)it is ok to be seen in public in a garment (or lack of). This book, though is good for the expert or uninitiated alike, does not tell you how to tie a knot, for that you need to go elsewhere (thin side over left shoulder, one way around, over and into the loop, pull and adjust. There. Don't go anywhere else). Get this book.
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Summary: Nearly useless. Needlessly irreverent.
Review: It'll take you about 20 minutes to read the book from cover to cover. If all the tid-bits, tips and info were typed end to end you could fit the whole book on to a page and half of 9x11. The authors assume that men either can't or don't like to read - so they take a sort of short hand approach to their content. Even more irritating than the lack of substance is that there is no order to the book - it's just a random scattering of one-liners. A simple index or table of contents would have tripled this book's usefulness. As it is you'd have to take notes or create your own table of contents if you wanted to use it as any sort of guide. It's good for a browse through once a in a while just to remind yourself of some style basics... but for someone who really wants a comprehensive guide for men - keep looking.
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Summary: Fun in its way but disappointing; not at all what I expected
Review: Nowhere on Amazon's page for this book is it made clear that this is first of all a tiny book physically--tiny novelty trim size, not many pages. The price for this tiny book is not correspondingly tiny. More to the point, the book is a quickie impulse-buy type book, made up entirely of very brief (one- to several-sentence) quips, comments, witticisms, and pieces of advice about men's style, three or four of these to a page. Some of these tips are helpful, though the entire text is heavily pervaded with Esquire's, or the authors', elitist attitudes, the assumption seeming to be that every man has it within his means to buy a $1,000, or even a $500, suit. What I had wanted (and expected to find here) was a book comprised of traditional text and chapters that would go into detail on the subject of men's clothing and style. THIS depth of information from Esquire would have been very interesting to me. In the end, I gleaned some helpful knowledge from this book (which I read in about fifteen minutes), but I am back again at Amazon's pages, looking for the kind of book I wanted in the first place.
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Summary: Short & Sweet
Review: The book is brief, so I will be too. Good things:
*Gives definitive yes and no answers.
*Doesn't waste words on history or wishy-washy subjective stuff.
*Good sense of humor.
*Names specific items. Bad things:
*Zero organization. Can't flip to a reference to re-read it.
*Have to ignore recomendations sometimes. (Desert Boots are ugly)
*Overpriced for size. This is not a stand-alone book, but it does serve as a great companion to a more thorough but open-ended and nonspecific book like _Dress Casually for Success_ or _Chic Simple Mens Wardrobe_. Actually, esquire.com gives some of that info itself, as long as quote the book. So go to the site first and read some of the quips before you buy.
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Summary: Haven't we had enough of the Dry Man?
Review: This book merely reiterates the arcane belief that male fashion should be defined by a repression of all creativity. This is a sexist belief that I strongly believe we need to leave behind with the Twentieth-Century. Anthropologists are beginning to realize how our world would be a much safer place if only men felt more free to express themselves and their feelings. I don't think that it would take a genius to realize how the limited-expressiveness in male "fashion" is related to the limited-expressiveness of male life in-general in this society. In an age when men are *finally* beginning to break free of this fashion slavery, the last thing we need is a booklet full of conservative rants deisgned to turn-back the clock, disguised as fashion advice. Unfortunately, such backward rants are all this book provides.
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